JOB-SHADOW PROJECT"If we could sell our experiences for what they would cost us, we'd all be millionaires!" - Abigail Van Buren
During the months of April and May, many of the 10th grade students who attend LCTI will have the privilege of being involved in a job-shadow program. Over the course of 8 Wednesdays, students will be excused from school and will be placed a local business as an apprentice. In English class, we will be working to prepare and educate students before and during the experience in an effort to maximize what they can get out of it.
In English class we will be discussing and/or covering:
Professionalism (dress, expectations, etc.)
Business Etiquette (how to speak and act in various forums)
Interviewing Skills
Resumes & Cover Letters
Career Research (educational requirements, necessary skills, job outlook, etc.)
*GOOD NEWS! This paper CAN be used for graduation projects!
STAGE 1: RESUMES & COVER LETTERS We will be using the Career Cruising website for much of our Job-Shadow Project. Listed below are downloadable directions and guidelines to complete all of the required tasks. Happy hunting!
CAREER CRUISING: Cruising through Career/School Research & Resume Building
CLICK HERE!
Username: Parkland
Password: Trojans
Career Cruising is a website that can help students research careers, research schools/education programs, take career/interest tests, create resumes, and much, much more! The best part is... Parkland students have FREE access to this site!
STAGE 2: JOURNALING YOUR EXPERIENCES:"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow." ~ Lawrence Clark Powell
After every Wednesday job-shadow day, students will have an opportunity to write journals and reflections in class about their experiences. For every day, students will be given an aspect of the experience to write about. Some days, it will simply be summarizing his/her experience, while other days, students will be required to conduct research or answer specific questions. In the end, all of the journals will be put together in a nicely formatted final paper
Here are the journal downloads, along with the days they accompany:
*Keep in mind this is an OLD handout, but it will give you a good idea about what to write.
JOURNAL 1: Typing Date (4/16/2009)
JOURNAL 2: Typing Date(4/23/2009)
JOURNAL 3: Typing Date (5/1/2009)
JOURNAL 4:Final Reflection on the Experience: Typing Date: (5/---/2009)
STAGE 3: FIVE-YEAR PLAN PROPOSAL:"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there." ~ Yogi Berra For the last part of our job-shadow experience, students will be asked to develop a 5 year proposal plan. This plan will be a detailed explanation of what they will have to do over the next 5 years in order to get hired and become a successful (insert career here)!
Here are the handouts that should be used to complete this portion of the project:
Download the "Proposal Final" and type your information in the given boxes!
FINISHED? CLICK ON THE GIVEN LINK TO TAKE A SURVEY ON THE PROJECT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW THE PROJECT WENT (Ex. WAS IT USEFUL?), LIKES/DISLIKES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
During the months of April and May, many of the 10th grade students who attend LCTI will have the privilege of being involved in a job-shadow program. Over the course of 8 Wednesdays, students will be excused from school and will be placed a local business as an apprentice. In English class, we will be working to prepare and educate students before and during the experience in an effort to maximize what they can get out of it.
In English class we will be discussing and/or covering:
*PROJECT CALENDAR:
*CHECKLIST OF ENTIRE PROJECT:
*FINAL RUBRIC FOR PROJECT:
*GOOD NEWS! This paper CAN be used for graduation projects!
STAGE 1: RESUMES & COVER LETTERS
We will be using the Career Cruising website for much of our Job-Shadow Project. Listed below are downloadable directions and guidelines to complete all of the required tasks. Happy hunting!
CAREER CRUISING: Cruising through Career/School Research & Resume Building
Password: Trojans
STAGE 2: JOURNALING YOUR EXPERIENCES:"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow." ~ Lawrence Clark Powell
After every Wednesday job-shadow day, students will have an opportunity to write journals and reflections in class about their experiences. For every day, students will be given an aspect of the experience to write about. Some days, it will simply be summarizing his/her experience, while other days, students will be required to conduct research or answer specific questions. In the end, all of the journals will be put together in a nicely formatted final paper
Here are the journal downloads, along with the days they accompany:
STAGE 3: FIVE-YEAR PLAN PROPOSAL:"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you
might not get there." ~ Yogi Berra
For the last part of our job-shadow experience, students will be asked to develop a 5 year proposal plan. This plan will be a detailed explanation of what they will have to do over the next 5 years in order to get hired and become a successful (insert career here)!
Here are the handouts that should be used to complete this portion of the project:
FINISHED?
CLICK ON THE GIVEN LINK TO TAKE A SURVEY ON THE PROJECT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW THE PROJECT WENT (Ex. WAS IT USEFUL?), LIKES/DISLIKES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
ON-LINE SURVEY